Route 66 Day 10 – Morning at the Grand Canyon

May 3, 2015 When we arrived at the Grand Canyon the afternoon of the day before I, of course, grabbed some pictures. With the afternoon light it was difficult to show the depth of the curves and sub canyons; it was also hard to capture the true colors that make this place so spectacularly beautiful.… Continue reading Route 66 Day 10 – Morning at the Grand Canyon

Route 66 Day 9 – The Grand Canyon – Part 1

May 2, 2015 Our motto of this trip is “It’s not about getting there; it’s about going there.” Well, when the Grand Canyon is on the itinerary we broke the rule and reveled in the getting there. This was the splurge night on our trip; we stayed at the El Tovar hotel on the rim.… Continue reading Route 66 Day 9 – The Grand Canyon – Part 1

Route 66 Day 3 – Victorville to Corona

April 26, 2015 Today we got to actually start our trip on Route 66. We are starting in a little convoluted route. We start in Victorville and head west to Santa Monica with a stop at Carla’s brother and his wife Glenn and Carolyn’s in Corona. Then we will head east and go end-to-end. We… Continue reading Route 66 Day 3 – Victorville to Corona

Spring Road Trip – Utah & Idaho

March 12-13, 2015 After our drive up through beautiful northern Arizona we had the entire state of Utah to get through. We could have opted to cut over to I15 from Kanab and blast up the interstate. But we enjoy driving the old US highways so we decided to continue on US 89 which runs north… Continue reading Spring Road Trip – Utah & Idaho

Spring Road Trip – Northern Arizona

March 10, 2015 One of my favorite drives in America is heading north out of Flagstaff along US Highway 89. Many years ago when the kids were young we drove this way when heading home from a visit with my parents in Prescott. Driving north you see the Little Painted Desert; as the afternoon unfolded… Continue reading Spring Road Trip – Northern Arizona